Tag: abolition of slave trade
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Reasons for the success of the abolitionist campaign against slavery in 1807
In the late 18th century, public opinion towards the slave trade began to change, thanks to Abolitionists such as William Wilberforce. In 1807 Parliament finally ended British involvement.
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Examine the reasons for the persistence of Slave Trade into the last half of the nineteenth century in West Africa
Slave trade in West Africa refers to the manipulative as well as exploitative buying and selling of able-bodied men from West African states such as Dahomey to European countries like Portugal. Slave trade was abolished in 1830, following the passing of the Anti-slavery Act by Britain. There were a plethora of reasons why slave trade…
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Reasons for the abolition of slave trade
Reasons for the abolition of slave trade
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What was the ‘House System’? Explain, with examples, the origins and importance of the system in the city states of the Niger Delta.
The house states of the Niger Delta in the mid-nineteenth century were essentially companies whose main function was the organisation and promotion of trade.
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